Английская Википедия:Charles L. Baine

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Charles Lucius Baine (January 27, 1870 – March 1, 1962) was a Canadian-born American labor union leader.

Born in Guelph, Ontario, Baine emigrated to the United States, settling in Chicago, where he worked as a shoemaker. He joined the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union, and in 1902 was elected as its secretary-treasurer.[1][2]

In 1913, Baine was the American Federation of Labor's (AFL) delegate to the British Trades Union Congress (TUC). He spoke at the TUC congress, where he advised that it avoid political activity.[3] In 1918, he accompanied AFL leader Samuel Gompers on another trip to visit the labor movement in Britain.[4]

Baine held his secretary-treasurer post until his retirement in 1931. He lived until 1962.[5]

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